I Am A My Fears

They say that there is nothing to fear but fear itself, yet I tend to disagree. Our world is packed full of things to be afraid of. As a child, we are afraid of the dark or monsters hiding underneath our beds; but, as we grow with wisdom and age, those fears become bigger and more worldly. We fear things like terrorism or illness. The fear that consumes me most is that my best might never be enough.

One of the things we fear the most is the loss of or lack of control. Even if we really don’t have control, we like to think we do, and when we lose that sense of control, fear rushes in. For example, an alcoholic will say " I can quit any time; I’m in control." The fear comes when he realizes for the first time that he is an alcoholic and that he is not in control. We all fear uncertainty and the unknown. We arm ourselves against it with candles in the dark, or faith against the uncertainty of death. Then, when we think we’ve conquered our fear, it comes invading our minds again, let in by a smell or a taste, a sound or a thought Fear is always there, just waiting right under the surface, to awaken those memories which frighten us the most.

The most significant challenge I have faced was when I was growing up was reading. Reading is one of the most important things it was hard for me to say some words that I thought I was never gonna learn to read ever even if they were just small words or big words I struggle so much while growing up. When I was

In Southern Italy in 1978, Niccolo Ammaniti’s novel I’m Not Scared is narrated by a 31 year old Michele Amitrano who tells us the readers a story which depicts a sense of his own ethical struggles and steady move towards good in the face of evil. Through experiences, the characters values through the book are disintegrated through fear, whereas Michele rose above his fears. Michele manages to do a whole lot better in ethical terms than the adults in Acqua traverse; the adults behave criminally because they are blinded by the hope of material gain. Despite Michele’s age, naivety and fears his compassion and natural sense of what is right and wrong is preposterous. Acqua Traverse children are isolated and adrift in a world of adult cruelty and blackmail. Michele fears of losing games that the Acqua Traverse children play because the punishment of losing is doing a forfeit. Michele fears of imaginary creatures. Pino fears of poverty.

When I was four, my father was deployed to Afghanistan. In Virginia, he left my mother, my elder brother, myself, and my newborn brother. I still remember the day he came home, running to him in the airport along my elder brother, and clinging to my father for dear life. I didn’t understand why he had left; I spent many years in ignorance to the 9/11 attacks, or the reason for why my father was away. It was very frightening, because when your parent is taken away to a country that you can’t even pronounce the name of, and fighting a group so horrible that no one was willing to tell a four year old girl who they were, you become depressed and angry. One day, many years later, I was driving with my father in his small, broken, Volkswagen Beetle,

Some obstacles I had to overcome were mentally challenging situations. I always had people saying I couldn’t do it because it’s too hard to get into, especially for younger people, as me being 25. Another mental challenge is that it’s all on me, if I mess up I can’t blame no one else but myself. Odysseus had a challenge of this because he led his men on this journey as said in book. They trusted him, like my horse trusts me. We both had a lot of mental pressure from this and neither of us could mess up.

Fear is a worldwide, fundamental problem. Everyone has it, just maybe different levels than others. There are some people who can repress it more than others, or can be more afraid of different things. Fear is what drives us to do certain things. For example failure, we’re afraid to fail. We have an instinct because we are afraid to die, or afraid to get hurt, or afraid someone we love might get hurt. So fear can drive us to save the people we love, if they are close to dying, even if saving them could kill us as well. We can be afraid of failure in life so we keep going and keep pushing through the work. But there is the down side to fear, just as everything else. Fear can make us back down from a situation that could be good for us because we could be afraid of the unknown, which, in that situation, we would not want the fear with us. In Cry, the Beloved Country there’s this quote, “and now the fear is back again, the fear of the unknown,” (pg.44) and the first thing that popped into my head when I read that quote was, “when did the fear ever leave?” Because the thing is there is always fear no matter how hard you try to push it to the back of your

Even though my anxiety has completely altered my life, it has taught me a great deal. At first I would envy others, they would never understand the struggle I face everyday. I was angry and felt that others took advantage of their normal life, and I was broken. Many nights I stayed awake cry asking God why he wanted to punish me. However, as the years past I started to truly understand the beauty of my “curse”. I have a view of the world that most people don't have, and it makes me stronger. Most people never face a real struggle in their life

In Paulo Coelho’s book, The Alchemist, he demonstrates that people should let go of their fears in order to succeed in life. In several occasions the main author, Santiago, had lots of fear that interfere with him traveling to Egypt and finding his treasure. It took strength to overcome those fears and take the necessary steps to be able to pursue his Personal Legend and find his treasure. In addition to Santiago, the crystal merchant also had fears that prevented him from meeting his goals. I can related to both Santiago and the crystal merchant in that sometimes I have fears that interfere with my goals.

My biggest obstacle was August 1, 2005 when our apartment building caught fire. My Mother, Brother, Sister, and I were home, it was the most distressing thing I've ever had to encounter. The night of my Aunt's birthday a fire started and the smoke made me feel as if I was drowning. My cousin Kendrick Weber woke me up, because I wasn't waking up when my sister tried. He pulled me out through the window and my forehead

An obstacle I have overcome in my life is school. In school I have to work a little bit harder than others so i don’t fall behind. My choice to try harder helped me to keep going.If I didnt choose to work harder and keep going i would never get anywhere in life. I think having to work harder than others pushes me to be my best and makes me a stronger person.

Fear is the number one obstacle everyone must overcome at some point in their life. When the word fear is brought up I like to think of past situations that I experienced. There are many different methods used to conquer and learn from our fears such and exposure therapy, having a growth mindset, and thinking positive. For example, when I was younger fear was my worst enemy, School was the main reason that caused my fear. My fear of failure was my biggest obstacle growing up so I used that as a method to learn from my fears.

I remember my freshman year in high school, everything seemed so foreign to me. I remember how different the classes were from the year before and how much more mature I felt just stepping foot in this school. I remember looking up to all of the upperclassmen and thinking about how they literally could probably squish me like a bug.

My biggest fear in life is failure. I always try to prove myself to others and make sure that I can get the task done on the first try. In life, there will always be mistakes made and that is where I am still learning. The fear of upsetting someone because of my own optimal performance can be a positive objective to overcome. Once I overcome that fear I have more choices to do what I want instead of what others want me to do.

According to my dictionary, Fear is an unpleasant emotion caused by the belief that someone or something is dangerous, likely to cause pain, or a threat. When the word "fear" comes to my mind, I think of an emotion that's caused by a bad situation. There are many things in this world that put fear in me. My greatest fears are computer viruses, thugs, sick people, and clowns. Each of these fears make me very scared and give me goosebumps.